america this morning. >> that's not the same kid they meant. >> not that kiepd of kid, no. making news in america this morning, the president's proposal for tax reform. the plan to cut taxes is outlined on a single sheet of paper, so when will americans get the full details and how will cuts affect president trump's business. tracking severe storms. tornado warnings posted overnight, where the threat is heading, and snow days before may. another airline is facing controversy after a delta passenger says he was removed from a plane for using the bathroom during a ground delay. this as united airlines changes its overbooking policy after one of its passengers was dragged off the flight. survival story, how a hiker was found alive nearly 50 days after going missing.

we do say good morning on this thursday. we're going to start with the sweeping plans to significantly rewrite tax code for the first time in more than three decades. >> the president's financial team unveiled the proposal calling for tacks on businesses to be slashed by more than 50%, and they're also promising individual benefits. >> the plan is designed to boost economic growth but it was summed up in a single page that was short on specifics. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest from washington d.c. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: hey kendis and diane, good morning. there are many elements to president trump's tax reform plan, but tax experts say it will benefit both u.s. households and the wealthy. initially, it was a campaign promise. >> you don't mind having lower taxes, do you? >> reporter: but now just two days before his 100th day in office, president trump's new tax reform plan is out, and his team is calling it the biggest tax cut in history. >> it's a great plan.

it's going to put people back to work. >> reporter: the plan makes dramatic cuts in federal taxes for businesses and simplifies rules for individuals. it would cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%. >> we will have a one-time tax on overseas profits which will bring back trillions of dollars that are offshore to be invested here in the united states. >> reporter: and that new lower rate would also apply to businesses that now pay through the owner's personal taxes, companies like the trump organization. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: this plan would r until next week while they work on an extension bill. the president is now not pulling out of nafta, at least not right now. after speaking with the leaders of mexico and canada, the president said they agreed to work toward renegotiating the north american free trade agreement. candidate trump railed against nafta while running for office. he now says reworking the deal will make all three countries stronger. the white house now says the north korean crises is a top priority. that was the message from the president's top national

security advisers as all 100 senators traveled to the white house for a rare classified briefing on the north korean nuclear threat. the advisers also discussed various strategies under consideration. >> the military is obviously planning for a number of contingencies, a number of options, as well they should. it is, of course, the hope of the administration, the hope of congress that military action does not prove necessary. >> the white house suggests that the next move against north korea could be new sanctions. hard line conservatives are now backing a revised republican health care bill. after weeks negotiating the house freedom caucus endorsed a plan that would allow states to opt out of certain obamacare requirements like covering essential services and could also gut protection for people with pre-existing conditions. members of congress would not be affected by those changes because under the plan they are exempt. abc's mary bruce asked for an explanation. >> what about this exemption? if this plan is good enough for the american people, shouldn't it be good enough for the

members of congress? >> it should be, i agree. >> you're going to make a change? >> yes. >> that was moderate congressman that you see there tom mcarthur who worked on amending the bill with conservatives. some moderate conservatives still not on board with the plan so the fate of the measure remains uncertain. breaking news, residents of syria's capital were shaken out of bed this morning by a massive explosion. it sparked a large fire near the airport there in damascus. you see the scenes coming in this morning. reports from the middle east say it was the result of an air strike by israel's military. the target is said to be an arms supply hub operated by the militia group hezbollah which receives tons of weapons from iran. >> now for a look at your weather. a severe storm system is stretching from the gulf coast up the canada border with the strongest cells from tennessee to kentucky.

strong storms from that system blew through russellville, arkansas yesterday and thousands of people were without power because of downed trees and plenty of other damage. it was also winter again in aberdeen, south dakota with snow and blustery winds there. late snowfall is going to delay planting season for farmers but the weather will be much better today. partly sunny, high near 50. former president obama is taking heat for his plans to speak at a wall street sponsored conference for a fee of $400,000. >> both conservatives and liberal critics are calling obama a hypocrite because of his tough talk against the financial industry but a spokesman says candidate obama raised lots of wall street money and that did not stop him from imposing strict regulations as president. a top college football team announcing the arrest of 13 players. and another airline is taking some heat after a passenger says he was kicked off the plane for using the bathroom when he was told not to. hear what the airline is saying. plus funny money. a bank is launching an investigation after an atm

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a long line of police vehicles streaming out of a delaware hospital, escorting the body of slain state trooper stephen ballard who died after being shot at a convenience store. and the suspect in that shooting has barricaded himself inside of a home. overnight police blew the door off of his house. authorities say he's refusing orders and fired shots at officers. his name has not been released. investigators say ballard approached a suspicious vehicle at a store when a person got out and opened fire. a second person in the vehicle was arrested. the 32-year-old state trooper died at the hospital.

flags across that state will be at half staff today in his memory. also breaking overnight, a death sentence for the man convicted in the ambush killing of a pennsylvania state trooper. eric breen's attorneys argued that he should be sentenced to life in prison without parole for that 2014 attack. he was the subject of a 48-day manhunt before being caught. breen's lawyers say they will appeal that jury's decision. police in iowa released the 911 call that former bach lore star chris soules called from an accident. he called for help after he crashed into the back of a tractor, sending kenneth mosher into a ditch. police say soules answered a few questions and then ended that 9/11 call. >> chris, do you know how to do cpr? >> no, i don't. >> is he breathing, chris? >> i can't tell. he doesn't appear to be. >> police say soules left the scene before they arrived and they later arrested him at his house. mosher died from his injuries. loved ones are now remembering

the vietnam vet as a devoted grandfather of three and an avid golfer. a woman is due in a toronto court this morning after she was rescued from a construction crane. you have to see the video. the 23-year-old was found hanging on its hook. a firefighter crawled out to her and then both were lowered to the ground. onlookers applauded when it was all over. still no word on why she went out there or how she got there. she's been charged with mischief. a seattle woman claimed she was given a bogus $20 by a bank. she says it came out of the atm as part of a $300 withdrawal at bank of america. on closer inspection, it says for motion picture use only. bank of america says there are safeguards to prevent counterfeits from being loaded into atms and it's now notifying authorities. and the bank also went ahead and gave her a real $20 bill. >> i hope they adjusted for inflation as well. when we come back, a person under arrest overnight, accused of setting fires at a trump hotel.

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because he went to the bathroom while the plane was delayed on the ground. >> other passengers took video of the encounter while two delta employees calmly addressed the situation with hamilton. he eventually left the plane and was greeted by fbi agents who chose not to arrest him. hamilton wound up flying southwest from p atlanta to milwaukee. so far no public comment about that incident from delta. united airlines announcing overnight new guidelines following the controversy of course of a passenger being dragged off one of its planes. the video showed dr. david dao being removed from a seat on that overbooked plane earlier this month. now united passengers who have already boarded their flight cannot be removed. the airline will reduce the amount of overbooking, and united will offer up to $10,000 to passengers to give up their seat on an overbooked flight. dao was offered $800 before he refused. might just have to fly united and try my luck on a crowded flight. police in las vegas

launched an arson investigation after two small fires that broke out at the trump international hotel. one fire was in a 17th floor hallway. the other was in the women's restroom on the hotel's pool deck. firefighters say toasters, towels and other flammable materials were used to light the fires. one suspect is already in custody. university of california berkeley police are bracing for possible violence today. they fear there could even be a riot, they say, even though the controversial speech by conservative commentator ann coulter has been cancelled. coulter's supporters are promising to show up anyway. coulter herself says she may also be there to meet with her supporters and support them. this one's amazing. doctors in nepal say a man is in remarkably good condition after he was hit on a mountain -- stuck on a mountain i should say for 47 days. emergency crews found the taiwanese man on the waterfall ledge where he and his

girlfriend had been stranded with no way to climb up or down. they lost their way during a snowstorm last month. the girlfriend unfortunately died before the rescuers arrived. he says after running out of food they survived on water and salt. he lost more than 60 pounds. >> and he was smiling after all that. more than a dozen football players at the university of louisiana lafayette have been arrested in connection with a robbery case. all 13 players ave been suspended from the team. school police say the group went to a dorm room in early april and made off with several items worth nearly $2500. everything that was stolen has since been recovered. tonight is very important if you're a pro football fan because it's the first round of the nfl draft. >> it's a fun night for many of those kids. but right now we're ready for hoops highlights from espn. >> good morning, america. he's kenny. i'm neil. >> this is your sports interlude. it's a predominantly news-driven show. isaiah thomas right to the rack.

immunity. celtics up one. now later this happens. uh-oh. what just happened? thomas, right there again. staring down isaiah afterward. can't do that. celtics up five. remember they were down in the series 0-2. now they're up 3-2. thomas had 24. celtics win it 108-97. >> this one's for greg! wizards/hawks, less than a minute. wiz up two. gortat with the screen. john wall with the j. 19 seconds left, washington up four. wall misses gortat. he's tall. >> he missed. >> hawks the other way. >> take your time. >> take your time but not too much time. >> two people open. >> looking for the four-point play. they don't find it. wizards win, take a 3-2 series lead. >> they couldn't win the way they did it. >> thank you, coach mayne.

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let you know. and they need to open a few more booths on the right-hand side. let's check in with mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. look at live doppler 7. it's bone dry this morning. you can see from sutro tower it's dry. we are starting with temperatures cooler this morning, upper 40s to mid-50s. we are going to stay in the mid-50s at the coast. a mixture of high clouds and sunshine and back to average, and upper 60s at 4:00. 56 at the coast to 64. there's still a lot to talk about, when the 80s -- maybe 90s -- >> you said it. >> see you later with that. two workers are hurt after an accident at at facebook building under construction. >> the men were working 40 feet up when steel beams collapsed.

>> reporter: good morning. so much construction going on here. you can see a lot of it off the bay front expressway. firefighters say they are lucky this incident wasn't much worse. let's take a look at this photo from the firefighters. it shows a lot of damage there. the two men were working 40-feet high on facebook's new building at 5:30 last night, and they were putting together the steel framing when the beam they were standing on dropped about 20 feet, and catapulting them towards the ground. their safety harnesses stopped their fall before they hit the ground. one man is in his late 20s and the other in his early 30s, and they were conscience but complaining of pain in their lower bodies and had puncture wounds and were taken to the hospital. the investigation is now being

handled by cal osha. matt keller, abc7 news. just because ann coulter cancelled coming to berkeley today doesn't mean trouble still won't show up. >> several groups are events at cal and this time berkeley says it will be ready. >> reporter: we are at civic center park where ann coulter supporters are planning to be to represented her, and we are across the street from the berkeley police department and police say they are ready. cal police say they also have a plan and tell us students will notice more officers on campus today and they will be very